During this quarantine period, we're all feeling a bit listless without social contact, and winter is literally making everything colder. So, this TOP 5 will feature some romance anime and manga to warm your heart!
Tsurezure Children
Loosely translated, the title would be something like “Boring Children”, this anime consists of showing the relationship of several students from the same school and their experiences with love.
Following some very funny and quirky couples, the anime is a romantic comedy that, despite having a simple story about children falling in love, stands out for its unique characters who deal with their feelings in the most senseless ways possible.
Always showcasing youthful inexperience with awkward yet sweet moments, and innocent affection (at least most of the time) for the people they love, Tsurezure Children is almost like a first-love simulator.
The anime was released in 2017 by Studio Gokumi and has 12 episodes.
Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu
Komi Can't Communicate is a manga about a high school student who, as the name suggests, has difficulty communicating, and of course, the characters (and fans) idolize the misunderstood Shouko Komi .
The story follows Tadano Hitohito and Shouko Komi, a shy girl whose goal is to make 100 friends at an elite private school attended only by the strangest people (perhaps in the world). However, in contrast to the craziness of her classmates, we have the protagonist Tadano, who is practically the reader's perspective on the story. His goal is to help Komi make 100 friends, but it's not so easy, especially with rivals in love and an absurd density.
The manga is written and illustrated by Tomohito Oda , being published in Weekly Shonen Sunday and having 18 volumes so far.
Kimi ni Todoke
Kimi ni Todoke is a super shoujo, with an excellent anime adaptation.
Having as protagonist and star of the anime, Kuronuma Sawako , maliciously nicknamed Sadako (from the film The Ring ) because of her dark appearance and her cold attitude caused by her social inability.
Even with this cliché premise, Kimi ni Todoke is a heartfelt anime, chronicling Sawako's struggle to become a better person, trying to discover more about the people she admires and herself. The romance is subtle, but it develops well as Sawako and her love interest, Shouta Kazehaya, develop their personalities, creating plenty of conflict in their lives due to their love.
The anime was inspired by the manga of the same name by Karuho Shiina , with a total of 2 seasons and 38 episodes.
Tsuki ga Kirei
This is an original anime with a closed ending, so you'll find a well-rounded story showing the difficulties and joys of love, making it certainly the most beloved anime on this list.
Following Kotaro Azumi and Akane Mizuno , 3rd year high school students, who like many real romances of the 21st century, Kotaro and Akane, despite being in the same class, communicate through LINE (messaging app), thus becoming close to each other despite their shyness and throughout the anime they need to understand their own feelings and be able to resolve their conflicts.
Tsuki ga Kirei is something like “The Moon is Beautiful”
The anime by studio Feel was released in 2017 with 12 episodes.
Hetakoi
Hetakoi is a seinen romance manga with ecchi, so besides reading a beautiful romance, there will be nudity (be careful!).
The manga follows Shizuka Komai , who has the bizarre nickname "Grandpa" for always acting like an old man. He is in his first year of college and joins a hot springs club called Tabisen, where he meets Ruka Shinohara , a beautiful and innocent girl.
Hetakoi has very good character dynamics and an interesting story – not to mention the balance between ecchi and romance, which is very well done.
The work by author and illustrator Junko Nakano was published in Young Jump and has 61 chapters divided into 10 volumes.
